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No Rules Rules Summary
In big organizations there are advantages to consistency, but I strongly believe that smaller groups within the larger whole should be allowed to differentiate themselves and operate according to their own rules, so long as those rules work.
Ed Catmull • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
With a climate of candor, the boss is no longer the primary individual to correct an employee’s undesirable behavior. When the entire community speaks openly about which individual behaviors advance the company, and which don’t, the boss doesn’t have to get so involved in overseeing an employee’s work.
Reed Hastings • No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
experimentation ethos is also creating a culture in which the right ideas, not seniority, win.
Stefan H. Thomke • Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments
We determined that for any type of operational role, where there was a clear cap on how good the work could be, we would pay middle of market rate. But for all creative jobs we would pay one incredible employee at the top of her personal market, instead of using that same money to hire a dozen or more adequate performers.